Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Former Kabul Bank Officers Convicted of Fraud in Afghan Court After the near collapse of Kabul Bank, following a fraud scandal in 2010, former bank officials have been convicted by an Afghan court. Charged with stealing more than $800 million from the bank,... Sara Hefny 29 5 2013-05-01 Afghanistan, United States FATF, Fraud
ICC Indictee Bosco Ntaganda Surrenders to ICC at a US Embassy in Kigali   On March 18, 2013, Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan national and general in the Congolese military, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, walked into the U.S. Embassy in Kigali... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 Congo, Rwanda Human Rights, International Criminal Court, War Crimes
U.S. Court Dismisses FCPA Case against German National   On February 19, 2013, U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order dismissing U.S. securities law charges,... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 Argentina, Germany, United States Corruption, Jurisdiction
U.S. Issues Import Restrictions on Mayan Cultural Property from Belize After Concluding a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement                   On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Homeland Security... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 Belize Cultural Property
European Parliament Committee Proposes Action against Uncooperative Tax Havens  On January 29, 2013, the European Parliament debated a report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs with respect to combating tax fraud, tax evasion, and tax havens, proposing,... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 European Union Tax Enforcement
UN Security Council Adopts Sanctions against North Korea       On March 7, 2013, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2094 (2013), applying additional sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 North Korea Economic Sanctions, Treaties
UN Inquiry Commission’s Report and Recommendations on the Situation in Syria On February 18, 2013, the United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released its present report on crimes committed in the country. This independent... Michael Plachta 29 5 2013-05-01 Syria Human Rights, United Nations
CITES Meeting Focuses on Strategic Vision and Enforcement On March 3-14, 2013, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Bangkok, Thailand. ... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 Africa, Asia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Europe, Gabon, Laos, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam Environment
Appeal by Senator Prompts France to Create Task Force For Returning Nazi-Looted Artwork to Rightful Owners Following an appeal by Senator Corinne Bouchoux, the French government has initiated a search for the Jewish owners of the 2,000 thousand or so pieces of art that had been looted by the Nazis during... Sara Hefny 29 5 2013-05-01 France Cultural Property
Swiss Federal Council Starts Two Consultations on AML and Enhanced Due Diligence on Tax  On February 27, 2013, the Swiss Federal Council announced two consultations on combating money laundering and on enhanced due diligence requirements for handling tax matters.  The Federal... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 Switzerland Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement
Report Exposes Cyberspying by China's Army against US Companies  On February 19, 2013, The Mandiant® Intelligence Center™ released a report exposing Advanced Persistent Threat 1's (or APT1) multi-year, enterprise-scale computer espionage campaign.[1] Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 China, United States Cybercrime
Head of IMF Anti-Money Laundering Section Reviews Fund’s Work on International AML On February 27, 2013, Jody Myers, Assistant General Counsel and Head of Anti Money Laundering (AML), International Monetary Fund (IMF) was interviewed by Alan Sorcher, director of Forensic and... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 World International Monetary Fund (IMF), Money Laundering, Terrorism
U.S. Wins Appeal in N. Zealand Extradition Case against Dotcom On March 1, 2013, the Court of Appeals in New Zealand overturned the lower court's decision that had ordered the U.S. government to disclose evidence it has against Kim Dotcom ahead of his... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 New Zealand, United States Cybercrime, Extradition
Griffiths Energy Violates the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act   Calgary-based Griffiths Energy International Inc. (Griffiths) was created in August 2009 to obtain oil and gas production sharing contracts in the Republic of Chad.  Within two years, the... Peter Bowal, Karen Lynn Perry 29 5 2013-05-01 Canada, Chad Corruption
DOJ and E&Y Decide on Nonprosecution Agreement with $123M in Penalties On March 1, 2013, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and other law enforcement officials announced that Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) had admitted... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 United States Tax Enforcement
FATF Plenary Adopts New Methodology For Assessing Complaince and Issues Documents on Its Work to Identify Problematic AML/CFT Jurisdictions      On February 22, 2013, under the Norwegian Presidency, the Financial Action Task Force held a plenary meeting.   FATF took a number of decisions; it produced two documents as part of its ongoing... Bruce Zagaris 29 5 2013-05-01 Norway FATF, Money Laundering
European Union Proposes 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive On February 5, 2013, the European Commission proposed the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directive as a means to strengthen the European Union’s (EU) efforts to combat money laundering,... Bruce Zagaris 29 4 2013-04-01 European Union Corruption, European Commission, Money Laundering, Terrorism
U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Arab Bank Appeal in Terror Civil Suit   On January 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the appeal by defendant/appellant Arab Bank, PLC and denied the defendant’s petition for a writ of mandamus. The... Bruce Zagaris 29 4 2013-04-01 Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, United States Counter-terrorism
Argentina and Iran Reach Agreement to Cooperation on 1994 Bombing of Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires On January 27, 2013, the Argentine government announced an agreement with Iran reached in Ethiopia to establish a joint commission to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in... Bruce Zagaris 29 4 2013-04-01 Argentina, Iran, Israel Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Parliament Committee Endorses Rules on Customs Confiscating Pirated or Counterfeited Goods  On January 24, 2013, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection overwhelmingly endorsed a deal with European Council to give customs officials at EU borders... Bruce Zagaris 29 4 2013-04-01 European Union Counterfeiting, Customs, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property

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